Morning news 11/27: National Assembly considers proposal to reduce business licenses for 25 industries

Today the National Assembly discussed the Investment Law (amended) - Photo: QH

The National Assembly considers a proposal to reduce business licenses for 25 industries and professions.

According to the meeting agenda, this morning (November 27), the National Assembly discussed in the hall the Investment Law (amended).

According to the Government 's proposal, this law amendment aims to remove difficulties, simplify procedures in investment and business, and create favorable conditions for people and businesses.

In the draft, the Government proposed to cut 25 conditional business lines, meaning they do not require a business license, including accounting services, rice export, and temporary import and re-export of frozen foods...

Specifically, 25 industries and professions will be transferred to apply post-inspection mechanism to limit barriers to business entry into the market and promote business freedom.

The Government also plans to remove the procedure for approving foreign investment policies (authority of the National Assembly and the Prime Minister ). Instead, projects with a scale of less than 20 billion VND may only need to register foreign exchange transactions with the State Bank to transfer money abroad.

For projects of 20 billion VND or more or in industries and professions investing abroad with conditions, it is necessary to carry out procedures for granting investment registration certificates...

For the rest of the morning, the National Assembly discussed in the hall the draft Law on Thrift and Anti-Waste.

After the discussion sessions on the two bills, the Minister of Finance will explain and clarify a number of issues raised by National Assembly deputies.

In the afternoon, the National Assembly discussed the draft Law on Artificial Intelligence in the hall. At the end of the discussion, the Minister of Science and Technology explained and clarified a number of issues raised by National Assembly deputies.

Reason why Hoang Quan Real Estate stopped issuing 50 million debt swap shares

Hoang Quan Real Estate Trading and Services Consulting Joint Stock Company (HQC) has just announced a resolution of the board of directors on temporarily suspending the implementation of the dossier for issuing individual shares to convert debt.

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Hoang Quan Real Estate said that after reviewing, it found that it was necessary to update and adjust some information in the issuance registration file. The company affirmed that it will adjust and add necessary information to the issuance file to continue the issuance at the appropriate time.

Previously, in early August, Hoang Quan Real Estate approved a plan to issue 50 million shares at a price of VND10,000/share to convert VND500 billion in debt, and at the same time applied a restriction on transferring shares within 1 year from the end date of the issuance.

Hanoi has the first stem cell and tissue bank in the public hospital system.

Ribbon cutting ceremony to open the Tissue Bank - Stem Cell Center of Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital - Photo: BVCC

Tissue Bank - Stem Cell Center of Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital is the first model among public hospitals in Hanoi. Here, doctors will collect, process, and store stem cell sources from umbilical cord blood, umbilical cord tissue, and adipose tissue, from which to research, apply treatment, and develop regenerative medicine in obstetrics and gynecology and neonatology.

Inside Vietnam's first stem cell bank

According to Dr. Mai Trong Hung, Director of Hanoi Obstetrics Hospital, this bank is capable of storing over 5,000 stem cell samples at the same time, while ensuring the survival time and quality of the samples for many years.

The tissue bank - Stem cell center of Hanoi Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital is also assigned the task of exchanging samples between tissue and cell banks for research and application in patient treatment.

Can Tho reopens Ninh Kieu walking street

On November 26, the People's Committee of Ninh Kieu Ward (Can Tho City) announced that from December 2025, Ninh Kieu walking street will officially reopen to serve tourists.

Mr. Pham Van Dong, Chairman of Ninh Kieu Ward People's Committee, said that the funding for the Ninh Kieu walking street to reopen comes from the state budget. In addition, the ward has a project to renovate the Ben Ninh Kieu park area with a total cost of over 200 billion VND, implemented in the period of 2026 - 2030, focusing on renovating the closed river embankment, paving sidewalks, renovating inland waterways, and installing an artistic lighting system...

Ninh Kieu walking street stops operating

Ninh Kieu walking street - a prominent area of Can Tho city will be expanded and reorganized to create a rich night cultural and artistic space; prolong the stay of tourists and improve the quality of spiritual life of the people.

With this goal, cultural and artistic activities from traditional to modern will be held regularly, not only attracting Can Tho people but also being an attractive destination for domestic and foreign tourists.

The "revival" of the walking street brings a unique space for entertainment and recreation, while contributing to the development of the night-time economy, promoting tourism, services and trade in Can Tho city. The walking street is expected to be more than 750m long, taking place from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday.

Previously, in June 2025, Ninh Kieu walking street had to temporarily suspend operations because the winning bidder was operating at a loss and terminated the contract early after more than 3 years of operation.